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Bentley to meet with UA students By Stephanie Hammond Contributing Writer
UA College Republicans is hosting a meet and greet for 2010 Alabama gubernatorial candidate Dr. Robert Bentley. The event will be held tonight Robert Bentley at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Ballroom of the Ferguson Center. “It’s a good opportunity for the students to see what he’s all about and to get to know his platform a little better,” said Rachel Wilson, a senior majoring in management, secretary of College Republicans and an intern for the Bentley campaign. “It’s great to be an informed voter.” Students at the University are invited to shake hands with and say hello to Dr. Bentley as well as ask
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IF YOU GO ... • What: Meet and Greet with CW | Katie Bennett Safety Robert Lester intercepts Ryan Mallett’s pass in the fourth quarter, setting up Alabama’s winning touchdown over the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks. With four interceptions in the season, he leads the SEC in picks. By Laura Owens Assistant Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com
trailed by its largest deficit since the 2008 Sugar Bowl against Utah, it was clear there was a lot for this young team to learn. In the end, Alabama prevailed, Alabama’s 24-20 victory over No. 10 Arkansas wasn’t pretty. As Alabama despite going into halftime down
17-7, despite Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett picking apart the Tide’s secondary and despite quarterback Greg McElroy’s two interceptions in the first half. “I think that’s the great thing about
this,” McElroy said. “In order to beat us, you’re going to have to kill us, and a lot of times today we shot ourselves in the foot and beat ourselves. But
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• Where: Heritage Ballroom of the Ferguson Center
• When: Tonight at 7 p.m. • More info: Free pizza and drinks will be provided at the
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Students Dance Alabama! to begin this week face free speech limits By Sydney Holtzclaw Staff Reporter slholtzclaw@crimson.ua.edu
Sept. 16 the University of Alabama was a center for political activity. The state’s gubernatorial candidates were present for a debate and several groups exercised their right to free speech on campus. But just how free were these groups to exercise their first amendment rights? “As an institution of higher learning, the University of Alabama attaches great value to freedom of speech and open debate, but it also attaches great importance to the principles of civility and respect that govern an academic community,” Director of Media Relations Cathy Andreen said. Starting in the 1960s, public universities became common sites for public demonstrations and social activism, especially for rallies
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By SoRelle Wyckoff Contributing Writer Driving through downtown Northport on a quiet afternoon paints a lazy picture. It’s a slow-paced area on the edge of Tuscaloosa and the home of the acclaimed local diner, City Café. City Café is a classic “meat and three” diner that serves breakfast and lunch on the weekdays. The menu changes daily and is full of all sorts of home-cooked items, such as fried okra and mashed potatoes.
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Facebook generation,” said Cornelius Carter, director of Alabama’s dance department. “The students are speaking from a very emotional space, and it’s very real and honest. It just speaks to you.” Each student involved in the show has something to say, which shines through in each performance in the dancing, choreography, music choices, costumes, set designs and lighting designs. The variety of styles and moods that radiate between each blackout brings something new to the table. “We promise audiences one thing—there will be something
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• What: Dance Alabama! • Where: Morgan Auditorium
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for everyone here,” Carter said. The concert opens with a number choreographed to the
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City Café one of area’s great Southern diners It is located in downtown Northport at 408 Main Ave. The restaurant usually offers specials and is well known for being an affordable choice. They also do call-ahead takeout. “[City Café is] a good, cheap eat. You can get a meal for under $5,” said Andrew Mills, a sophomore majoring in chemistry. The restaurant has been serving downtown Northport for more than 20 years, and owners of the surrounding shops are fond of the place as well.
City Café is one of the area’s most wellknown meatand-three Southern style restaurants.
See CITY CAFE, page 5
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UA sorority wins national awards The UA chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority received two national awards, including the Silver Slipper Award for most outstanding vice president of finance and an honorable mention for Most Outstanding New Member
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Entrepreneurship program ranked 21st by Princeton Review The Princeton Review ranked the University of Alabama’s Undergraduate Entrepreneurship program 21st in the nation, according to a Sept. 23 press release. More than 2,000 institutions were considered. The program, which is part of the Culverhouse College of
Commerce, is aimed at spreading the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout the state and the community, J. Barry Mason, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce, said in the release. This is the third consecutive year the program has been ranked in the top 25.
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students, regardless of political party, to “look past campaign communications, read editorials and pay attention to media coverage� in order to make an informed choice. “Students who haven’t made up their mind in their political viewpoint get to look him in the eye and ask him questions,� Smith said. “They can decide for themselves rather than by what someone else tells them or by a sound bite they may have heard.� Smith also encourages students to attend the meet and greet to learn more about Dr. Bentley as a notable UA alumnus. Dr. Bentley completed his undergraduate studies at the University and his graduate studies at the University’s School of Medicine. He currently resides in Tuscaloosa. “This gives [the University] a unique opportunity to meet the candidate based in its hometown,� Smith said. “It gives them unprecedented access and no other college in the state of Alabama can say that.� Smith said that because Dr. Bentley is a UA alumni, students at the University can easily connect to him on a personal level through the meet and greet. College Republicans meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Ferguson Center Room 360. Morrow says, however, that the meet and greet will be this week’s club meeting. Free pizza and drinks will be provided at the event.
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any questions they may have about the election. “The best way to learn about a candidate’s platform is to actually listen to that candidate,� Wilson said. College Republicans stresses that the meet and greet is especially beneficial for first time voters. “This is the first time for a lot of students to vote in a statewide election,� said Angi Smith, campaign manager for the Bentley gubernatorial campaign. “The meet and greet is a great opportunity to meet with him one on one and ask him specific questions.� College Republicans has held meet and greets in the past but members say they are hoping that the Bentley meet and greets in the past but members say they are hoping that the Bentley meet and greet will be the biggest one yet. Wilson said the local ABC and NBC news stations will provide media coverage for the event. “It’s rare to get governor candidates to speak to college students, and any time we can involve media and show that students are civically engaged is critical,� said Seth Morrow, a senior majoring in political science and communications and communications director for College Republicans. M o r r ow e n c o u r ag e s
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UA student creates Athletes swim, bike, scholarship website run to victory in Tuscaloosa triathalon By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu
Temani Beck, a junior majoring in education, used to sit in her high school classroom with her pen, paper and books, but she also kept a binder full of scholarship information. With the help of that binder and a lot of essay submissions, Beck managed to accumulate more than $1 million in scholarship offers and awards after graduating from Ramsay High School in Birmingham. “I remember saying that I wanted to give the information back to some deserving child, and be able to help somebody,� Beck said. This led Beck to start a website, www.guidetoscholarships.org, to aid high school juniors and seniors, as well as undergraduate students in search of scholarships. “I went home recently and found my binder,� she said. “I began to think how I could use this to help someone else because the information and programs are still valid, just the dates have changed.� She said she began the site as a blog, but then she learned more about HTML coding to make it a website.
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• URL: www.guidetoscholarships.org • The use of the website is free. • Call 1-877-515-GUIDE with questions about scholarships “My goal for this site is that if one person can be helped, I will be happy,â€? she said. Stephen Black, director for the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, said Beck made the site entirely on her own. “She has been so successful in securing an incredible amount of scholarship support from all different sources,â€? he said. Beck said after she learned how to create the site, she reached out to Black and her high school counselor to help her become a resource for the students. The difference from Beck’s site “Fran’s Guide to Scholarships,â€? and other scholarship sites, like Fastweb, is that there is a live person on the other end to help answer questions and give advice; a component of her website is that she is acting as a resource for students who need
questions answered regarding things such as scholarship applications, college applications and interviewing. “She is the perfect person to start a website and also to give advice that will help young people trying to figure out a way to afford college,� Black said. Beck said that even at this stage when she is still just getting the word out, the site has had more than 800 hits in the first week and a half. “There may be students who don’t know about college at all, or may not have a great counselor as a resource, but if they know about my site there is no excuse now,� she said. “This is what the website is for.� In the long run, Beck said she wants to reach out to more schools and become a resource for them locally, and possibly become a resource for schools in the state.
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concerning the Vietnam War. This trend started dwindling in the 1980s and 90s. During this time, according to firstamendmentcenter.org, universities began enacting speech codes to instill greater civility on public campuses. According to firstamedmentcenter.org, university officials have argued that free-speech zones are contentneutral and don’t ban student expression. Thus, the policies are constitutionally acceptable because they merely regulate where speech takes place and do not put any restrictions on whether the speech can take place at all. According to Andreen, the University’s free speech code is similar to those of other universities. Alabama does not have designated free speech zones but does require anyone wanting to hold an event, speech, rally or demonstration to acquire a permit from UA Grounds and Facilities. Andreen said this policy was implemented in response to the increase in the size of Alabama’s student body and an increased demand for the use of UA grounds and facilities. “We use the Ground Use Permit process to ensure that students, visitors and guests who want to hold events, speeches, rallies or demonstrations on our campus can do so without endangering the safety of our students and the campus community,� Andreen said. “We also want to ensure these events occur without disrupting the University’s ability to educate our students and conduct our daily operations.� In the case of last week’s rally against strip mining near the Black Warrior River, Andreen said the University asked the student organization to abide by the terms of the Grounds Use Permit that was approved. According to Mallory
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Flowers, president of the University of Alabama’s chapter of Environmental Council, the student organization went through the proper process to acquire a permit for last Thursday’s rally. Flowers said the process was confusing because various offices on campus had different answers concerning whether the group needed a permit to hold their rally or not. “Some offices told us there were designated free speech zones while others told us we needed to get a permit,� Flowers said. “At one point I was even given a map outlining First Amendment areas on campus. Finally, we learned we did need to acquire a permit from UA Grounds and Facilities.� Though the group originally requested for their rally to be held at the Bryant Conference Center where a Board of Trustees meeting was to be held the same day, they were not granted this spot. Flowers said the Environmental Council was told their requested location would not be available due to security reasons surrounding the gubernatorial debate. “Though we were slightly disappointed because we had hoped to gain the attention of the Trustees, we understood the University’s concerns and planned to continue our rally with the granted permit for an area across the street from Moody Music Hall on the corner of University Boulevard,� Flowers said. Laurie Johns, a UA School of Law alumna and participant in last week’s protest, said the area designated made her feel embarrassed to be exercising her right to free speech.
“I don’t know if you saw the area we were given for our rally last Thursday, but they had these ropes put up and we were required to stay in a box,� Johns said. “Honestly, it was insulting; really degrading. I felt embarrassed to be standing up for something I feel really passionately about.� Two days prior to the rally, Andreen said the University learned the student organization was planning to gather at a second location that was not requested in their Grounds Use Permit application. “With both a Board of Trustees meeting and a gubernatorial debate in that area of campus in the same timeframe, we could not accommodate a large group of people gathering at that site,� Andreen said. Flowers said she was contacted by the University and was told the group could not meet or march from one location on campus to another. “The whole second meeting place and march is really a bit of a misunderstanding,� Flowers said. “Because we were granted a location slightly removed from campus we were concerned participants from the community would not be able to find us. So, we planned to meet at Denny Chimes, an easy-to-find location, to field questions about
The city of Tuscaloosa hosted the USA Triathlon Age Group, Sprint and Elite National Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Contenders of each race lined up on a dock that extended into the Black Warrior River from The Park at Manderson Landing to then swim 1.5 km, bike 40 km and finally run 10 km. After the swimming component of the race, each contender biked and ran on a series of loops coursing down Jack Warner Parkway and Hackberry Lane. Ken Brown, a participant of the male Age Group triathlon, said he found the course to be fair compared to others. “It’s not the hardest course I’ve raced on,� he said. Brown said the humidity, not the course, was the true obstacle for many contenders to overcome. Anna Woods, a freshman majoring in French and English and a volunteer for the event, said she was amazed by the diversity of age what we were doing and then walk to our rally location together,� Flowers said. According to Flowers, this information was misinterpreted by a reporter from The Birmingham News, who published that the Environmental Council was planning on marching from Denny Chimes to their rally location. “I really feel like this has been a big misunderstanding,� Flowers said. “We want to work with the University not against them.� While she said she does not
groups present to compete. “It’s kind of interesting to see old people so amped up,� she said. Woods said she found the sport to be family-friendly, because it welcomes people from the college-age level and up to compete. Tim Yount, an announcer for the event, said Tuscaloosa has served the USA Triathlon well as a location for the race. “We held the Olympic trials here in ’08,� Yount said. “It’s a great city for support and a fun town as well.� Jeff Roberts, captain of the Tuscaloosa Fire Department, said he and his employees were asked to help with the event by maneuvering the buoys in the water for the swimming component of the race and to rescue people found struggling in the water. “Last year, we had a problem with the current so that the direction of the water was going against [the competitors],� Roberts said. “But we’ve only pulled a few out today.� Roberts said the competitors in the Elite race are professional athletes who are therefore not prone to
want to take away from the students’ work to raise awareness about the strip mining, Johns said she feels the issue of free speech on campus should be a major concern. “I don’t know what they are teaching you [students] these days, but I wasn’t taught that in America you have to stand in a box to exercise your freedom of speech,� Johns said. “I thought America was all about free speech.� Though Johns said she and the students stayed within the confines of their roped off
struggle in the swimming component of the race. He said for the most part, his job consists of looking out for the safety of competitors in the Age Group race. Susan Williams, an announcer for the event and an Olympic bronze medalist in the triathlon at Athens in 2004, said she would give the competitors the advice of not over-extending themselves. “Stay with the pack and work together as strongly as you can,� Williams said. According to a USA Triathlon news release, the Elite National Championship had nearly 20 international athletes in addition to the American athletes scheduled to compete, and the victor of the race was entitled to a $50,000 prize. As for the Age Group and Sprint competitors, contenders had the opportunity to win spots to represent Team USA in Beijing in 2011. “The top 18 finishers (rolling down to 25th place) in each age group in both the Olympic-distance and sprint events in Tuscaloosa will qualify for a Team USA slot,� the news release stated.
space, she said she would have been much more satisfied if the group had decided to stand just outside of the Moody Music Hall rather than across the street. “I really felt that my first amendment rights were being trampled upon,� Johns said. “When I asked the students around me if they felt the same, I got blank, glassy eyed stares. It was almost like I was speaking in tongues. What is going to become of America if we don’t stand up for our rights?�
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Intraparty fighting will threaten Republicans By John Brinkerhoff The whole idea of the Tea Party movement seems a bit confusing. If taken alone the overwhelming frustration with status quo politics is easily understandable and completely rational. However, the approach that the Tea Party takes to accomplish its goals is highly counterproductive. They have opted to wield pitchforks and torches in a populist frenzy while backing insurgent candidates who promise to fight the evil establishment and bring new ideas to Washington. Let’s take a step back for a second and look at the party’s positions to see what these awe-inspiring new ideas are. They support balancing the federal budget, repealing the health care legislation, reducing earmarks and stopping cap and trade energy legislation. Oddly enough, these positions are identical to those of staunch conservatives. If the ideas between the GOP establishment and the Tea Party are largely the same, then what is the gain in challenging a Republican establishment candidate? Essentially, they believe that many current Republicans have failed them by supporting big government and not completely adhering to this party line. Unfortunately, the Tea Party’s strict devotion to right wing policies has created a rift within the Republican Party between establishment moderates who would rather have a big tent and insurgents who demand party purity. In a year that many political analysts see Republicans taking back the House, this division has created a vicious pattern that threatens to turn this election season from great to simply good.
The pattern starts off with a Republican establishment moderate who is largely expected to win their race by an extremely large margin. The Tea Party candidate, who often carries a lot of baggage with him or her, enters the race. The next step in this story is that the Tea Party candidate proceeds to pull an upset win in the Republican primary by presenting themselves as being more conservative and receiving massive cash infusions from out of state sponsors. Unfortunately, these extremely conservative views, frequently combined with personal problems, make this candidate unpopular in the general election and the Democratic nominee then becomes very competitive. The real danger to the conservative movement is seen in the Senate, where the GOP is predicted to have a small chance of securing a majority if they win most of their competitive races. Unfortunately for them, the Tea Party has swooped in and thrown a monkey wrench into the entire process, which is potentially lethal when every Senate seat counts. In Delaware for example, Republican favored moderate Mike Castle was expected to easily win Joe Biden’s old senate seat. His moderate positions appealed to the liberal leaning state and as a result, he had been a successful politician there for forty years. Enter Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O’Donnell who unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice; possesses mountains of unpaid personal and campaign debts; lied about her college degree; has been lampooned by her former campaign staffers who said that she was “idiotic,” “paranoid,” and “self-absorbed” and was called by the state GOP chairman a person who “could not be elected dog catcher.”
Despite all of this, she was able to win the Republican primary because she tacked so far right of Castle. Unfortunately, a solid Republican does not do so well in the general election in a blue state. Current polling has her trailing Democratic nominee Chris Coons by sixteen points. This is not a lone story of a baggage-laden, fringe candidate beating a candidate who more accurately represents the population. Across the country, Tea Party-backed candidate Sharron Angle won her primary in Nevada, but her suggestions that both Social Security and the Department of Education be abolished have given fresh life to the campaign of Democrat Harry Reid, who was thought to be a goner in the election. The same story is seen in Kentucky, with insurgent Rand Paul suggesting that the Civil Rights Act is unconstitutional, and in Alaska, with candidate Joe Miller supporting the elimination of unemployment benefits. At the end of the day, the Tea Party has to ask itself: is the control of the Senate worth risking in order to get candidates who will vote entirely along the party line instead of ones who might flirt with bipartisanship? After all, Mike Castle’s defeat of Christine O’Donnell isn’t really a victory for the Tea Party if she goes on to be crushed in the general election to a person who would rarely side with the Tea Party on important issues. Unfortunately, the Tea Party does not seem to realize this reality. The emotional populist frenzy that drives them appears to have impaired both their sense of judgment and basic math skills. John Brinkerhoff is a freshman majoring in political science and communication studies. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.
Republican pledge insults intelligence by Chris Brummond How dumb do Republicans think we are? On Thursday, the Republican Party took a page from their 1994 revolution by unveiling their “Pledge to America,” exposing a clear sense of desperation for the party stung by two elections, and now, the Tea Party. In their opening statement, they refer to our duly elected government officials as “self-appointed elites.” Somebody needs to remind Republicans that it was their failed policies throughout the George W. Bush presidency that led to the Democratic “mega majorities” in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Republicans blame the current administration and Congress for “rising joblessness.” Unfortunately for them, Americans know better than to believe such hogwash. When Obama was sworn into office, over 700,000 jobs were being lost per month. As a direct result of the policies adopted by his administration, the past eight months have seen nothing except job gains in the private sector. They blame the Democrats for “a polarizing political environment,” yet it is the Republican Party that has initiated the strategy to block every single bill Congress submits from even being debated. The Republicans have filibustered more bills in the past two years than the total number of filibusters in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s combined. The Republicans are responsible for the miscommunication surrounding the health care bill. It was their own members of Congress telling people that this bill included “death
panels” that would come kill your grandmother. They paint the sitting president as the Joker, a Nazi, a socialist, a fascist and a communist, essentially “tying their hands” in the public’s eye, which prevents them from even thinking about negotiations with the Democrats without violent backlash from those who truly control their party – Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, Sarah Palin, etc. The Republican Party blames Democrats for “crushing debt,” yet it was their own policies that turned the 2000 budget surplus of $230 billion into a $407 Billion deficit. The 2009 budget, the last constructed by the Bush Administration, did not include the costs of the 2001 and 2006 tax cuts (totaling $2.5 trillion over 10 years), did not include the cost of Medicare Part D (totaling $727.3 billion over 10 years), nor did it include the costs of the Iraq or Afghanistan Wars (totaling $1.09 trillion to date, not to mention countless lives lost worldwide), which are the main factors behind today’s crushing $1.26 trillion deficit. Where were the “fiscal conservatives” when Bush authorized all these spending projects? Where will they be if Republicans take power again in 2011? This document also includes pure hypocrisy by stating they pledge to “promote greater liberty” and “wider opportunity,” while stating in the same breath that they pledge to “honor families and traditional marriages.” They say they plan to promote a “robust defense” while simultaneously holding our military hostage, demanding we continue the
egregious, outdated and discriminatory policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” They call for America to be “honest in its dealings” and “careful in its stewardship,” yet they fail to recognize it was their deceitfulness that led us, mistakenly, into the Iraq War. Do they think Americans have forgotten about all this already? The authors of this bill try desperately to build a wall between the GOP of the past and the GOP of the future. Luckily, most Americans have access to the Internet. John Boehner (R-Oh), the leader of House Republicans, has served in Congress since 1991. His second in command, Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va), was first elected to Congress in 2000. The Senate Minority leader, Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), has been serving in Congress for 25 years. These are the same suits and ties that led us into the economic disaster we are working diligently to escape from today. Before the 1994 election, when Republicans took control of both houses of Congress, a document named the Contract with America was released by those same men with the hopes of earning the support of the public. After twelve years in control, the GOP was ousted, and handed the Democrats the worst economic environment since the Great Depression, two failing wars and a crippling debt. When we fail to learn from history, we are destined to repeat it – and it has already begun, starting with A Pledge to America. Chris Brummond is a freshman majoring in political science.
I voted for John McCain in 2008. I do and always will support conservative economic and social policies. Ronald Reagan speeches give me goose bumps and I gave Bush the benefit of the doubt. Regardless of my political views, I try to support our current president simply because I feel it’s the patriotic thing to do. This is not to say I agreed with the stimulus or the health care bill nor that I give blanket approval to Obama’s liberal tactics, but I’ve tried hard over the past two years to approach his presidency with an open mind. I figured that was a more productive way to spend the Obama years than simply trashing his every move out of habit, like one of Pavlov’s dogs. Disclaimer aside, I’m finding it incredibly hard to root for Obama. He is completely squandering his greatest gift: his image. Obama capitalized off his image to get elected. It couldn’t have been his experience. He rode that wave of popularity and stormed out of the gates in 2008 and even much of 2009, as he appeared on every major Sunday morning show as well as Letterman and Leno. But in the past year he’s performed a disappearing act. Many of the problems America faces today aren’t, at their root, policy problems; they’re culture problems. The root of the economic problem is personal greed and a lack of proper budgeting in much the same way our oil addiction is largely a product of our personal apathy towards environmental stewardship on a day-to-day basis. The best way to enact the cultural changes we desperately need is to give the average American a popular role model who can convincingly make a case for the importance of personal sacrifice. Obama has the ability and the platform to be that person. He just needs to sit down and talk. Perhaps the best example of “sitting down and talking” done right was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” of the 1930s and 40s. Though Roosevelt was certainly a legislative mastermind, he will be remembered most for humbling himself to the level of the average American as he led them through the Great Depression and World War II. His fireside chats were often no longer than 45 minutes and he made a conscious effort to speak in layman’s terms. More than 80 percent of his vocabulary was in the top one thousand most commonly used English words. Obama gives a weekly address on the Internet (whitehouse.gov), yet these addresses are an utter failure. Most of them last about four minutes. I repeat, four minutes. Whereas FDR paid specific attention to building up the confidence of the American people (many of his fireside chats even began “good evening, friends”), Obama’s weekly addresses are boring and end up sounding more like impersonal infomercials than dinner-table conversations. When I see an infomercial, I typically change the channel. In his most recent weekly address, he merely provides another stale infomercial for his economic policies, though you’d hardly know it. Over half of his lengthy four minute address is spent bashing Republicans, who he even refers to as “the Republicans, who want to take over congress.” Though this recent address supposedly targets the average American, he uses the words you or your four times total. He uses the word Republican eleven times. Not once does he offer us practical advice on the importance of balancing our checkbooks and making financially sound housing decisions. It’s no wonder Americans are bored of what he has to say. He’s not talking to us, and we’re not listening. The stats show it. Obama brags that the videos are available on YouTube, yet even one of his more popular weekly addresses to date (the week of his inauguration in 2009) had only 243,000 views. That’s one view per every 1,200 Americans, or a mere 25 students on this campus. Obama needs to lengthen his weekly addresses, even if only to 15 minutes, highly publicize them and air them on national television. Stations would be practically bidding for the chance to host the president. America’s confidence is, to steal Ron Sparks’ vocabulary, “hurting,” and now is the perfect time for our president to re-appear in the mass media. To be fair, this lack of mainstream, down to earth, conversation with the American people isn’t so much an Obama characteristic as it is a characteristic of just about every recent president. It’s simply more frustrating with Obama because he is one of the few presidents in the last many years with the image and personal appeal to pull off such a feat. Obama needs to end his disappearing act, end his infomercials, and reconnect with the American people using 21st century fireside chats. Maybe then we’ll stop changing the channel.
Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in social entrepreneurship. His column runs on Mondays.
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Retired Alabama judge reviews case in new book By Ethan Summers Staff Reporter summers.ethan@gmail.com
Judge Steve Wilson discussed his new book, “A Lynch Mob Mentality,� with the Tuscaloosa Civitan Club on Sept. 22. The meeting was held at the Country Club of Tuscaloosa. Wilson, a retired Alabama circuit judge and member of the Tuscaloosa Civitan Club, presided over the 2002 case Cottrell v. NCAA. Wilson said he strove for objectivity and deliberately held off from sharing his personal opinions while on the bench. With the official end of the case and his retirement, he is free to express his opinion. The case, described by Wilson as “the most highly publicized civil lawsuit in the state of Alabama,� began in 2001 when
the NCAA filed sanctions against the University of Alabama over allegations of severe rules violations associated with the Alabama and University of Tennessee football programs. Ronald Cottrell, a former assistant coach for the University of Alabama, filed a civil suit against the NCAA, claiming what Wilson described as a “massive conspiracy� focused on the University and Cottrell specifically. In 2005, the Decatur Daily published a timeline of the trial that explained how in December of 2002, Cottrell and Ivy Williams, another Alabama assistant coach, filed a defamation suit against the NCAA for inappropriately implicating them in Alabama’s violations. Cottrell claimed his career was ruined and he would never be hired at another college, Wilson said.
Wilson said Cottrell’s attorney, Thomas Gallion, initially sued Tom Culpepper, Logan Young and UT head coach Phil Fulmer. Culpepper was a booster for Alabama and Young was a booster for Tennessee, Wilson said. Fulmer was never formally brought into the suit. Wilson also said Paul Finebaum, a sports radio host prominent in the Southeast, was included as a defendant in the suit. Cottrell claimed Finebaum had defamed him on his radio show when the NCAA violations were announced, Wilson said. When Finebaum was dismissed from the suit, he contacted Cottrell and asked to help with the suit. “Finebaum became a virtual PR person for Ronnie Cottrell and the lawsuit,� Wilson said. “Thomas Gallion had [Finebaum] convinced that there
was a conspiracy.� Wilson said he thought Finebaum was a critical factor in the jury’s decision to award Cottrell $30 million in damages for defamation. “He built this intense anger because everybody believed everyone was conspiring against Cottrell,� Wilson said. “[Cottrell] didn’t end up with anything.� Wilson struck down the jury’s decision, an affirmative ruling of defamation for Cottrell. He said he based his decision on the facts that Cottrell had already been released from the University prior to the suit and that Cottrell was not so famous, prior to the case, that his name would become synonymous with corruption and college football. Cottrell appealed and brought the case to the Alabama Supreme Court. The Supreme Court affirmed
Wilson’s decision. Wilson said he felt throughout the trial that the jurors were not considering law but emotion. When asked why he never ordered the jurors sequestered, Wilson said typically sequestering is reserved for capital crimes. Wilson would have granted a sequestering of the jury if the defense had ever requested it, he said. Sequestering is a legal action where a judge orders the jury isolated, typically in a hotel, and orders that they avoid all media and news about the trial. Wilson said the media itself damaged the reality of the case before it was even brought to trial. “The media was just reporting what they were being told by the plaintiff’s attorneys and there was little or no effort to corroborate,� Wilson said. “I heard after
the case that one juror had been heard in the hall talking about how happy he was to really punish the NCAA.� “I was hoping that maybe the jury would rule based on the evidence and the law,� Wilson said. Despite the negative press the University’s football program received, Wilson said he feels the investigation, its correct findings and his ruling brought about a new era for Alabama. “Before this investigation, Alabama was running a dirty program,� Wilson said. “They’ve really cleaned up now and you can see that with the national championship, the Heisman.� Wilson said he was the subject of an ethics complaint by Cottrell following the case, but that he does not regret the case and is still happy with his ruling. “I am because I did the right thing,� Wilson said.
FocusFirst a ďŹ nalist in national award competition By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu FocusFirst, a nonprofit organization at the University that offers eye screenings to children, has been nominated as one of the top five finalists to receive $20,000 in a national competition that recognized non-profits across the country. “This money will allow us to expand efforts throughout the state and screen hundreds and maybe thousands more children,â€? said Sara Louise Smith,
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The owner of Northport 5 and 10 next door said he has noticed how hard City CafÊ’s staff works. “They get up and start making biscuits around 2 a.m.,â€? said Joe Hardy, the owner of the 5 and 10. Walking into the green building that houses City CafĂŠ, the windows display the handpainted hours, 4 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. “They work really hard during the week,â€? Hardy said, which is one of the reasons they are closed on weekends. The restaurant has become a Tuscaloosa favorite, and a popular place to bring out-of-state guests. During the lunch rush, it’s common to see the line of prospective diners reach the front door. “It’s a Southern place – good food and service,â€? said Elizabeth Loftin, a sophomore majoring in special education. Besides being loved by locals, the cafÊ’s meat-and-three option has been recognized by the Alabama Tourism Department as one of the 100 dishes to eat in Alabama before you die. Many students have encouraged fellow Tuscaloosa residents to get the real experience by going to City CafĂŠ. “There’s no better place for breakfast,â€? Loftin said. “It’s a great place to just go for a quick meal.â€? The cafĂŠ attracts patrons of all ages, from students grabbing a bite to eat before early classes to
program coordinator for the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility. “This is the first national contest we have been a part of to seek funding, and we are certainly thankful of the support of the students and faculty here at UA for voting,� she said. “We partnered with students. We had big voting campaigns and reached out to some classes,� said Lindsey Thomas, research project coordinator. The contest began with more than 700 grant applica-
tions and from those applications the Tom’s of Maine committee selected 41 finalists to participate in online voting for six weeks. Smith said the money will be used to provide living stipends to coordinators, follow-up care to children and to purchase the equipment that is necessary to complete their vision screenings. “Eleven percent of the children screened are in need of follow-up care,� she said. “From there, we send them to SightSavers for further care.�
“FocusFirst was the only non-profit nominated in the 41 finalists from the state of Alabama,� said Amy Buchanan, research project coordinator. Buchanan said that it was great to see FocusFirst recognized on a national level and to compete with some of the larger cities in other parts of the country. “FocusFirst is the example of a collaborative effort of an organization of recent college graduates and students,� she said. “It is the only initiative of
early risers heading there before work and often before sunrise. Many students also head to City CafĂŠ if they happen to still be awake at 4 a.m. after a particularly late night. “There is nothing better than having some good, Southern food after a night out,â€? said Elizabeth Stroker, a sophomore majoring in psychology. Though it’s consistently busy
throughout the day, the restaurant is especially famous for its breakfast options. “They’re famous for their biscuits,â€? Loftin said. “And if you’re lucky, you can get one even after breakfast is done being served.â€? City CafĂŠ serves meat with every meal, and their sides of vegetables offer a variety of southern classics. Customers order one meat and choose from
a long list of sides to accompany it. “I love their corn and mashed potatoes, so that’s what I always choose,â€? Stroker said. “And their chicken is good, too.â€? Stroker said she remembers going to City CafĂŠ on a visit to the University while she was still in high school. “It’s just a classic Tuscaloosa experience,â€? she said.
its kind in the nation.� Information from the Tom’s of Maine website said they donate 10 percent of their pre-taxed profits to charitable organizations supporting the environment, human needs, arts and education. Also, it said they encourage the employees to use 5 percent
of their paid time volunteering at nonprofit organizations of their choice. Buchanan said there were significant voting efforts all around campus to make this possible for FocusFirst to receive this money to continue to expand their works throughout the state of Alabama.
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this weekend FRIDAY • Women’s soccer at LSU: Baton Rouge, 7 p.m. • Men’s tennis: Tulsa, Okla., all day • Men’s and women’s cross country at Notre Dame Invitational: TBA
SATURDAY • Football vs Florida: Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
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Tide can’t always rely on turnovers By Jason Galloway Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com Alabama’s passing defense is like the kid who gets a double chocolate cone after severely scrapping his knee in the process of chasing down the ice cream truck. The Crimson Tide’s narrow escape of No. 10 Arkansas on Saturday started with more than a couple Ryan Mallettinduced bruises to Alabama’s secondary and ended with timely interceptions to seal a comeback victory. Although the Tide’s defensive backfield did stiffen up in the second half after allowing an atrocious 250 passing yards in the first 30 minutes, the forced turnovers are truly what bailed out the unit from being the goat of Alabama’s first regular season loss since 2007. On Arkansas’ first possession of the second quarter, the Razorbacks moved the ball from their own 20-yard line to the Alabama 6-yard line in just two plays. A Robert Lester interception in the end zone saved what would have likely ended up being an insurmountable 21-point halftime deficit. In the fourth quarter, the story was again the turnovers. Lester got his second of the game and returned it to the Arkansas 12, leaving the offense an easy drive to take the lead. Dre Kirkpatrick snagged Mallett’s third pick of the game on an awful pass
down the sideline when the Razorbacks were driving to try to win the game. Although the lopsided score made it less noticeable, Alabama’s game against Penn State yielded much of the same behavior from the secondary. The Tide forced three turnovers inside its own 20 against the Nittany Lions. If those trips into Alabama territory went the other way, Penn State may have been in the game at the end. Forcing turnovers is obviously not a bad thing. But relying on them could get one into trouble. Alabama played bad enough to lose Saturday, even considering the second half. The blown coverages, missed assignments and poor tackling would have been enough to close the book on a perfect season, but Arkansas beat itself. Each pick Mallett threw was more of a bad throw than a good defensive play. What’s going to happen if Alabama can’t cover anyone on a day when its opponent doesn’t keep making mistakes? One could argue Saturday’s near meltdown was the product of the highly talented Razorback passing game, but go back and look at the tape. The Hogs’ receivers were so wide open in the first half that anyone could have thrown for 250 yards before halftime. Arkansas’ top two receivers – Greg Childs and Joe Adams – each had wide open drops
Trent Richardson (3) celebrates with Preston Dial (85) after a touchdown in Saturday’s 24-20 win. CW | Sara Beth Colburn
when the game was on the line. The point is that Alabama has major issues when it comes to defending the pass. Most of those problems are fixable, like wrong guys blitzing or confusion as to what
POSITION GRADES Offense: 3.4 Cumulative: 3.73 The first half didn’t go so well, with Greg McElroy throwing two interceptions and the offense as a whole only getting one touchdown off a long play. There weren’t any long, well-put-together drives, and the Tide was 10 points in the hole going into halftime. But in the second half, the offense redeemed itself, getting 17 points with several long drives, giving the defense time to rest.
Defense: 3.0 Cumulative: 3.48 Again, it’s a difference between first half and second half. The defense allowed 17 points in the first half but only three in the second half. The interceptions were all timely and important, but they were more luck than skill. And what about the wrong guys blitzing on certain plays? Just not okay. Alabama did get the win, but the defense still needs work.
the defense is checking to. Some of it’s not as repairable, like tackling issues or getting beat in man-to-man coverage. And four games in, the Tide is still having difficultly with the former. If Alabama does not improve
against the pass, it will not finish the season undefeated. There is sure to be one game when turnovers are premium, and the Tide will be forced to rely on sound defense to stay in the hunt for another national championship.
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Special teams: 3.9 Cumulative: 3.65 Special teams was 1-for1 on field goals, and Trent Richardson managed some good kick off returns without penalties taking them back. However, a little was taken off the special teams’ GPA because the punts and kickoffs were either too short or too long. Special teams defended the field well on those occasions, but kicking distance is important.
4 | Interceptions sophomore safety Robert 33 | Ingram’s career rushing touchdowns, Lester has so far in the 2010 season, making him the leader in the Southeastern Conference for picks.
13 | Alabama’s largest deficit of the season and the game. Also the second-largest deficit overcome by the Tide under Saban.
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starting in 2008. He’s fourth in the Alabama record books.
54 | Yards of Mark Ingram’s run in the first
quarter to get Alabama its first touchdown. It’s his second longest touchdown run of his career, with his longest at 70 yards against Mississippi State last year.
50 | Seconds it took Arkansas to get its first
touchdown in the game. It’s the third-fastest scoring drive by the Hogs this season.
PLAYER OF THE GAME Robert Lester • 2 interceptions for 33 yards • 7 tackles • Leads the SEC in interceptions
Coaching: 3.5 Cumulative: 3.88
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Nick Saban admitted after the game he didn’t prepare the team well enough for this game. That’s a big confession. Enough for half a letter grade. The team did adjust at halftime, which clearly showed on the field. But hopefully next week the game plan will take place in the first half.
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Tide picks up two wins over weekend By Sydney Branch Contributing Writer Beginning the Southeastern Conference competition this Friday, the Alabama women’s soccer team rolled over visiting Mississippi State in Sunday’s 2-0 shutout. The weekend began with another 2-0 victory over Ole Miss on Friday, leaving the team with a 7-2 overall record on the season. Although Sunday’s game remained tied at the half, Alabama picked up the pace in the 53rd minute of play with
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a goal by freshman Kendall Khana, her first in collegiate soccer. Another goal followed shortly afterwards by Brooke Rogers, clinching the win. Rogers now boasts six goals so far this year, a season record for the senior. Head coach Todd Bramble
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sees the victory as the result of practice in maintaining possession. “We keep getting better in the possession and attacking side of the game,” Bramble said. The Tide outshot the Bulldogs by 2 goals in Sunday’s
match but allowed 18 attempts on their own in the process. Bramble sees momentum changes as a key area in need of improvement for the Tide. “There are periods where we need to minimize the opponent’s momentum swing,” Bramble said. “In every half, we give opponents too many chances. Once another team gets some momentum we need to be able to wrestle it back quicker than we have been doing.” Momentum, Bramble said, will be a key part of next week’s match against LSU.
The Tide will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to face the Tigers, who have ousted them the past two seasons. Bramble sees the Tigers as the next major obstacle facing the team this season and is focusing his players on this match during the week’s practices. “LSU has beaten us for two straight years,” Bramble said. “We cannot afford to look at any opponents beyond them right now.” The Tide’s next home game will be on Oct. 8 against Florida at 7 p.m. in the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
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we were able to overcome those. I think we have a lot of confidence in ourselves.” The first hurdle was the fact that this game was on the road. For the first time since 1979, Arkansas hosted a matchup between top 10 teams. The fans were ecstatic and loud. Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino, in the opening statement of his postgame press conference, thanked the fans for the atmosphere they provided. “It gave us a lift during our preparation,” he said. As far as Mallett’s ability to find the open receivers, head coach Nick Saban said there was an issue of aggressiveness in the defense in the first half. “We were so worried about making mistakes in the first half, we played plain vanilla,” he said. “You have to try to mess with them, get them out of rhythm, get some pressure on them, and that was our game plan, and we didn’t do it in the first half.” But in the second half, Alabama’s defense stepped up in the hostile environment full of “pig sooie.” Sophomore Robert Lester came up big with an interception to stop a Razorback drive, setting up Alabama’s winning touchdown. “I was focusing on doing my job, and I was able to read the quarterback and make a good play,” Lester said. With Alabama’s offense, McElroy turned his game around and kept the ball away from Arkansas’ defense. With 44 seconds left in the third quarter, McElroy found Trent Richardson for a 20-yard pass and run to put Alabama back in the game. “I didn’t think he struggled,” Saban said. “He made the plays when he had to make them. He made a couple of bad decisions. That’s uncharacteristic of him, but he made a lot of good plays today, too. To say he struggled, I wouldn’t agree with that.” Alabama is now 3-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime, and having to fight for the win helped the team improve more, running back Mark Ingram said. “It’s big for a team to have a situation like that and persevere like that,” he said. “This is a great lesson for our team. It shows heart and determination, and the camaraderie we have as a team is going to be so much better that we persevered through that.”
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Tide looks to get rhythm back after weekend defeats By Morgan Taylor Contributing Writer On Friday, the Alabama volleyball team played the undefeated LSU Tigers for its annual Crimson Tide Cram the CAVE event. The Tide lost to the undefeated team in three consecutive sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-22), then fell yet again this Sunday against the Arkansas Razorbacks at home, 3-1 (2521, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20). The Crimson Tide (8-5) has now opened conference play 0-3 after an 8-2 start. The win for Arkansas jumps the Razorbacks to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in SEC play. “What I shared with our
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team in the locker room is that we need everyone playing with maximum effort on game day, because right now I feel like we practice harder than we play,” said head coach Judy Green. “They need a little bit more courage and need to be willing to take some risks.” There are five freshmen players on the team who play consistently on the floor, but with hardly any SEC experience. “Right now they’re holding back, and it’s probably because they haven’t done it enough and haven’t been successful enough, especially in SEC play,” Green said. “They’re freshmen. They have
their good days and their notso-good days.” Sophomore Kayla Fitterer ended the game with a careerhigh 21 kills. Along with Fitterer’s impressive numbers, senior Alyssa Meuth came out with 11 kills, senior Kayla Schmidt contributed 26 assists and sophomore Kelsey Anderson picked up a teamhigh 13 digs. Although the first set was relatively close in the beginning, the hurt confidence from the Tide’s previous loss to the Tigers became evident in Alabama’s lack of energy when Arkansas took seven of the last eight points, ending the first set 25-21. “I felt we should have
played with more energy to begin the match,” Green said, “but we didn’t give ourselves the chance because we made so many errors in the beginning of the match.” When the second set started, the crowd could see the energy come back to life in the way Alabama played. “We responded, got our energy back, got a little bit more rhythm in the second set,” Green said. “I think the difference in the match was the fact that we didn’t pass the ball very well or serve the ball very well. If we would have done that then I think the outcome would have been better.” The third set started out pretty well with the Tide scoring six kills in the first eight points, then the Razorbacks brought the score back to 9-9, which was only the beginning of their comeback. “We played very flat throughout the majority of the match,” Green said. During the last set Fitterer started racking up her career high in kills, but in the end the Tide lost the final set, 25-20. Arkansas hardly beat the Tide’s attack percentage with a .289, while Alabama ended with a .246. Arkansas managed to outdefend the Tide with 10.5 blocks to Alabama’s 3.0. “I’m not very happy with our 11 service errors,” Green said. “Until we can get maximum effort on game day, our execution won’t stand a chance.” The Tide will play CW | Amelia Brackin against Georgia on Friday at 6 p.m. and Auburn on Leigh Moyer hits one over the net in Alabama’s 3-1 loss to Arkansas Sunday. Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
COLUMN | FILM
By Carter Glascock Seeing trailers for cool-looking movies in Tuscaloosa can be a pretty frustrating experience sometimes. If the film seems a little “weirder” for whatever reason (i.e. no big name actors, no explosions), you’d better be absolutely certain when the movie opens as it will probably be in theaters for about a week tops. That’s assuming, of course, it’s playing here at all. And as for foreign films, you’d better just invest in Netflix. That’s why the return of the Bama Art House series at the Bama Theatre on Greensboro Avenue is such welcome news. The Bama Art House, which debuted the film series earlier this year, is a project from the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa. They hope to bring independent film to Tuscaloosa by “transforming our wonderful
historic Bama Theatre into an Art House, one night a week.” Why would the good people of Tuscaloosa want an art house, you say? “Some people might be interested in seeing movies that don’t just center around big car crashes,” said David Allgood, theater manager for the arts council. That isn’t to say there aren’t any movies with car chases in the series. In fact, the film that played last Tuesday, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” has a climactic car chase scene with a bloody conclusion that makes “The Fast & the Furious” look like “Herbie: Fully Loaded.” The gritty Swedish thriller “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” which is based on the popular book series by Stieg Larsson, is the fifth film in the fall 2010 series. The other rottentomatoes.com films shown so far include the “I Am Love” is a tragic love story following the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of acclaimed foreign family drama passion and unconditional love
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dollar, it might make more fiscal sense to go see some movie that has won numerous awards at an international film festival rather than shelling out $30 to go see “Furry Vengeance” in 3D. There are two films left in the fall series, which have both received great critical acclaim as well. “Get Low,” which plays this Tuesday at 8 p.m., stars Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray in a comically strange true story about a Tennessee hermit who wants to stage his own funeral party. Wrapping up the series, the drama “Winter’s Bone” (which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival) will play on Oct. 5 also at 8 p.m. Hopefully, this series will continue in Tuscaloosa — a town that has one movie theater and so desperately craves events like this. And while it might open some people’s minds about independent and foreign cinema in this city, it will most definitely remain about the best thing you can do in Tuscaloosa on a Tuesday night.
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LIFESTYLES this weekend MONDAY • Monday Night Football Party: 6 p.m., Gallette’s
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upbeat gospel hit “Joyful, Joyful.” Then immediately the concert takes a downward turn and thrusts the audience into Johnny Cash’s mournful folk rock song, “Hurt.” “One thing I love about what we instill in our program is the diversity of styles,” Carter said. “I think the strength of the concert is the push for each student to find their own strength.” Savannah Reach, a freshman majoring in dance and chemistry and the youngest dancer in the program at 17 years old, said Dance Alabama! is unlike any show she has ever performed in. Reach began her college career at the University after dancing in a Dallas company called SoulEscape and traveling all over the world to compete and perform. “Nothing compares to dancing in a show where your fellow dancers are the actual choreographers,” Reach said. “Although I am a freshman and the youngest, it was not difficult for me to transition into the UA dance department because of the support and acceptance I received from both the faculty and the other dancers. I already knew many of the faculty and dancers from numerous competitions and dance classes. I truly feel that the dance department welcomes all students and strives to make their dancers feel at home.” Reach is performing in the contemporary piece “Speak,” choreographed by Jennifer Petenbrink and in the jazz/ contemporary final number of the show, “The Wall Between,” choreographed by Joy Spears.
CW | Teresa Portone Above: Shannon Lindamood and Shey Thorn perform "Don't Leave Me." Right: Ryan Arnold and Alex Murphy perform “Je Serai Ici.” “It gives me a sense of hope to know that one day I’ll be able to choreograph in Dance Alabama!, where the faculty and the dancers in my dance will be positive and open to my ideas,” Reach said. Joy Spears, majoring in dance and journalism, also came to the University with a bulk of dancing experience under her belt. After competing on the second season of the Fox television series “So You Think You Can Dance,” she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career and worked on the sets of films, music videos, commercials and awards shows. This summer she was elected as one of 21 finalists to compete in the Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence Awards. “This experience as a
choreographer inspired me even more to push myself to new levels, which is what I have done this semester,” Spears said. “Many people would ask what style my piece is and my best answer is that it is not one style. It is fused with every style I have been exposed to. My contemporary and jazz choreography is strongly influenced by hip-hop, especially after living in Los Angeles. The worst mistake an artist can make is to limit [himself or herself] to a ‘style.’” Spears said it was tough working with the schedules of the 15 dancers she cast in her piece “The Wall Between,” and also with the rolling wall prop the dance focuses on, but that the journey to the finished product was well worth the stress.
“I believe in choreographing with no limitations,” she said. “That is when the true art comes out. It has been an adventurous process, but I have learned a great deal and it has come together well. The stage is like home to me. I love it, so being able to be up there and do what I love is such an adrenaline rush.” The road to the final performance is a long one for Dance Alabama! After having campus-wide auditions, the choreographers pick their dancers and music and then work for weeks to put everything together. Jamarious Stewart, a senior majoring in dance and the president of Dance Alabama!, said seeing the finished project is the best thing about the show. “In the final performances, people do their best and we have an audience to feed off of,” he said. “We’ve been waiting a long time for this and on stage, that’s when it all comes together.”
Several UA championship COACHES have agreed to sign copies of the 2011 Corolla when it comes out. At least 100 yearbooks will be signed by one or more of the coaches. Everyone who purchases a 2011 book will be eligible to possibly receive a signed book.
CW | Teresa Portone Top: Ashley Volner and others dance “Marionette’s Lament.” Above: Students perform “You Don’t Know Me, But You Will.”
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